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Schematic partitioning for membrane-active peptides (MAPs) that interact with the lipid bilayer. Water-soluble peptides spontaneously (A) bind onto the interface of the lipid bilayer, (B) fold and (C) aggregate at the membrane interface, and (D) form a channel and/or pore in the lipid membrane. Orange spheres represent the phosphorus atoms of the lipid headgroups.
